Russian October 17 Russians use written RUSSIA MONGOLIA Chinese exclusively. One •Altay Tacheng source indicates the Russian spoken in China KAZAKSTAN •Yining •Urumqi differs in pronunciation and XINJIANG vocabulary from that Scale spoken in Russia, due to 0 KM 400 influence from Chinese and Population in China: Tungus languages.3 13,504 (1990) 17,400 (2000) 22,470 (2010) History: The city of Harbin Location: Xinjiang, in Heilongjiang Province Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia was home to 200,000 Religion: Christianity Christians: 7,000 Russians after the 1917 Russian Revolution. It was Overview of the known as the “Moscow of Russians Manchuria.”4 Most of these Countries: Russia, all former USSR nations, Poland, USA, China Russians either migrated Pronunciation: “Rush-en” back to the Soviet Union or Other Names: became refugees to Russ, Eluosi, Olossu, Russki Western nations. In the Population Source: 13,504 (1990 census); 1950s Russia and China 2,935 (1982 census); enjoyed good relations. 1,326 (1964 census); Russian became the 22,656 (1953 census); 120,000,000 in Russia (1993); Midge Conner favored foreign language in 11,350,000 in Ukraine; Location: In 1953 Russians living in China Chinese schools. Border disputes and 6,227,000 in Kazakstan; numbered 22,656. This tally dropped when ideological differences in the 1960s, 1,650,000 in Uzbekistan1 Location: most decided to leave China because of however, made the Chinese think less N Xinjiang: Majority of Russians the fanatical implementation of Communist highly of the Russians. live in Ili, Tacheng, and Altay; policies. By the 1964 census, the Russian Heilongjiang: Xunke and Huma counties; population in China had fallen to a mere Customs: Today many Russians living in the Inner Mongolia: A few in the 1,326. Today their numbers are on the border regions are engaged in trade. Their Hulunbuir League increase again, with 13,504 occupying ability to speak both Russian and Chinese Status: An official minority of China communities in three provinces along the is a marked advantage for them. Their Language: Indo-European, China-Russia border. Most live in northern products primarily include clothing, vodka, Slavic, Eastern Slavic Xinjiang, while smaller numbers of Russians and cigarettes. Literacy: 81% are located in Inner Mongolia and Dialects: 0 2 Religion: Christianity, No Religion Heilongjiang. This figure does not include Religion: The Russians in China either Christians: 7,000 the hundreds of young women from Russia adhere to Christianity or are atheists. Scripture: Bible 1868; New reportedly working as prostitutes in cities Writers seem to differ regarding the extent Testament 1821; Portions 1815; like Beijing and Guangzhou. In addition, of Christianity among the Russians in Not available in China Jesus film: Available approximately 150 million Russians are China. One source states, “The Gospel Recordings: located throughout the world, including all overwhelming majority belong to the Russian #00049 of the Republics of the former Soviet Union. Eastern Orthodox Church. In the absence of Christian Broadcasting: a church in the locality, they usually hold Available (FEBC, TWR) ROPAL code: RUS00 Identity: Most Russians in China are the religious services at home. Thus in descendants of troops who fled Russia in the… corner of every house there is Status of Evangelization 1917 after their defeat in the civil war. They inevitably an icon of the Virgin Mary or of 5 51% have been granted status as an official Jesus Christ.” 41% minority group in China. Today the majority of Russians are a mixed Russian-Chinese Christianity: In addition to the Eastern race. The few purebred white Russians Orthodox believers, there are also Baptist 8% remaining in China are members of a and Mennonite Russians in China.6 religious cult who instruct their members Although most sources say the majority of A BC not to intermarry with other races. Russians in China are Christians, another A = Have never heard the gospel source lists only 300 Russian believers, B = Were evangelized but did not 7 become Christians Language: Over the decades there has fellowshiping in two official churches. The C = Are adherents to any form of been little opportunity for the Russians in Russian Bible is not available in China. Christianity China to read their own script. Today young RUSSIAN 463.